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The National Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) has achieved a historic milestone today, by providing tap water connections to 15 crore rural households across the country. Launched by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 15th August 2019, this flagship initiative has showcased unprecedented speed and scale by increasing rural tap connection coverage …

Ministry of Heavy Industries, vide gazette notification 1334 (E) dated 13th March, 2024, has launched the Electric Mobility Promotion Scheme (EMPS) – 2024 to provide further impetus to the green mobility and development of electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing eco-system in the country.  The Scheme duration is 4 months i.e. April 01, …

The Indian agriculture sector is a success story. The country has come a long way from being a food deficit and importing country in the 1960’s to being a net exporter of agricultural products, highlights The Economic Survey 2023-24, tabled  by the Union Finance and Corporate Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman …

As per available reports in the Ministry, the details of human deaths due to attack by elephants and tigers during the last five years in various states are given at Annexure-I and Annexure II. The said information in respect of the State of Kerala is given separately, as given below. …

On the question of ‘digital and financial literacry initiatives’ in Lok Sabha, Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya stated the following in a written reply today. The Department of Youth Affairs under Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports has taken several initiatives for the digital and …

On the question of ‘harnessing the potential of youth’ in Lok Sabha, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today. In order to harness the potential and to optimally tap constructive and creative energies of the …

Identification and development of young sports talent in the country is a continuous process being undertaken by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports through relevant sports promotional schemes. Following schemes are being implemented by the Ministry for the development of sports across the country, including for talented players of …

For the first time, the definition of ‘gig workers’ and ‘platform workers’ has been provided in the Code on Social Security, 2020. As per an estimation by NITI Aayog vide its report titled “India`s Booming Gig and Platform Economy” published in June 2022, the number of gig workers and platform …

The Minimum Wages Act, 1948 provides that minimum rate of wage may consist of, inter-alia, basic rate of wages and cost of living allowances. The Central Government revises the cost-of-living allowance called as Variable Dearness Allowance (V.D.A.) on the basic rates of minimum wages under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, …

The Ministry of Labour & Employment has launched eShram portal, a National Database of the Unorganised Workers on 26th August, 2021. It has been made available to the States/UTs for registration of unorganised workers including migrant workers on eShram portal. It allows an unorganised worker to register himself or herself …